Encore.ts

Encore.go

Batteries included Go framework
for building distributed systems

Define services and infrastructure in code using structured patterns.
Encore automates provisioning, wiring, documentation, and observability.

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Install the CLI and create an app

$ brew install encoredev/tap/encore$ iwr https://encore.dev/install.ps1 | iex$ curl -L https://encore.dev/install.sh | bash

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url/url.go

1package url

3import (

4 "context"

7//encore:api public method=POST path=/url

8func Shorten(ctx context.Context, p *ShortenParams) (*URL, error) {

9 id := generateID()

10 _, err := pool.Exec(ctx,

11 "INSERT INTO urls (id, url) VALUES ($1, $2)", id, p.URL)

12 if err != nil { return nil, err }

13 return &URL{ID: id, ShortURL: "/url/" + id}, nil

14}

16//encore:api public method=GET path=/url/:id

17func Get(ctx context.Context, id string) (*URL, error) {

18 var url string

19 err := pool.QueryRow(ctx,

20 "SELECT url FROM urls WHERE id = $1", id).Scan(&url)

21 if err != nil { return nil, err }

22 return &URL{URL: url}, nil

23}

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Encore Local Development Dashboard

localhost:9400/url-shortener

Run `encore run` to see architecture

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A framework you and your AI will love

Encore provides structured patterns and built-in infrastructure guardrails, so you and your AI can build production-grade distributed systems with confidence.

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Infrastructure Generation

Robust patterns for integrating databases, pub/sub, cron jobs, and more. Encore runs everything locally for you and provisions it seamlessly in preview and production

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MCP for Introspection

Built-in MCP server lets AI understand your services, APIs, schemas, and traces

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Standardization & Guardrails

Encore's compiler ensures generated code follows established service structures and API conventions

MCP Server →AI Instructions →Quick Start →

Define your infrastructure as type-safe objects in code

Declare what your application needs directly in Go, and Encore automatically provisions it across local development, preview environments, and production.

database

✔PostgreSQL database provisioned & migrated

Databases →Pub/Sub →Cron Jobs →Object Storage →Secrets →Caching →

All the tools you need, from day one

Try the local development experience:

$ brew install encoredev/tap/encore &&
$ encore app create --example=hello-world

Automated local infra with hot reload

encore run starts your app and all infrastructure. Forget YAML, Docker Compose, and the usual headaches.

Service Catalog & API Explorer

Automatically updated Service Catalog with full API documentation, and an API Explorer for testing your APIs.

Tracing & Logging

The local dashboard includes tracing for API requests, database calls, and Pub/Sub messages.

Architecture Diagrams

Automatic architecture diagrams give you a real-time overview of your application.

Turn functions into APIs
with one line of code

Add the //encore:api annotation to a Go function and Encore generates all communication boilerplate at compile-time.

hello.go

✔API defined - Encore generates boilerplate at compile-time

APIs →Services →Modular monolith →

Built-in developer tools

From your application code, Encore automatically generates documentation and architecture diagrams, and provides distributed tracing out of the box.

Service Catalog

Service Catalog with API explorer and auto-generated docs from your Go types.

Architecture Diagrams

Real-time architecture diagrams showing services, APIs, databases, Pub/Sub topics, and their connections.

Distributed Tracing

Built-in tracing for API calls, database queries, and Pub/Sub messages — no instrumentation needed.

Works with your existing stack

No need for a big rewrite

Start small with new services and unlock immediate benefits, then migrate at your own pace.

“Encore is our foundation for all new development. Since adopting it, we've seen a 2–3x increase in development speed and 90% shorter project lead times.”

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Engineering Director, Groupon

“We've run Encore in prod for over 2 years and we've reduced time spent on DevOps by 95%.”

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“Encore fit the service oriented patterns that we were used to, and let us build a robust backend from day one without worrying about infra, deployments and observability.”

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Founder, Echo

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